Mermaid has Arrived

After much longing I received a Hanne Falkenberg kit (Mermaid). An early Christmas present from Mom- Yeah! I have loved this 'jacket' for quite sometime and I finally have it. Of course I wanted to start knitting immediately....after swatching...getting gauge...reading through the directions....re-reading several times OUT LOUD for goodness sakes!

What the heck is up with these directions...unlike any others for sure. Too many "at the same times" for my comfort. I did some reseach & found a Hanne KAL http://hannealong.blogspot.com/ that I joined for the help I knew I'd need since my LYS isn't exactly close. I started not with the recommended i-cord, but did a provisional cast on per members of the KAL. So far so good, but I've stopped at the striping due to fear of not putting the decreases in the right spot. Waiting on the experts that have gotten thru the process before I continue forth- don't want to frog this yarn too much, lol.

I think I'll work on my Lutea Lace Tank for a bit until I'm sure of what to do with these decreases.

The Plan...or Lack Thereof

OK, I've got this blog thing just to keep the knitting sane, but I never seem to sit down long enough to write anything on it's pages. Several knitting projects are complete so for the week I'm going to seriously consider getting them all up caught up on this here blog. Yep, that's the plan...I'm serious!